Ignacio Lopez – El Comico 4****

In the very intimate setting of the Patter Hoose at the Gilded Balloon on Chambers Street is where you’ll find Spanish/Welsh Comico, Ignacio Lopez. One of the hottest tickets, sorry venues, I’ve been to in this Fringe. This doesn’t stop … Read More

Jojo Sutherland – Growing Old Disgracefully 4.5 ****

For ages now Jojo Sutherland has been known as a safe pair of hands in the comedy world, always to be relied on to deliver a quality performance and this year’s offering is no exception to the rule. Jojo now … Read More

Abigoliah Schauman – Legally Cheeky 4.5 ****

One thing that you cannot do with Abigoliah Schauman is to ignore her. If it is not for her comedic abilities, stage presence or standout hair. She is memorable. Having seen Abligoliah a number of times I was expecting to … Read More

Krystal Evans – Kaleidoscope 4****

Tucked into a temporarily deserted office in the depths of Edinburgh Old Town Krystal Evans, an Edinburgh based American with a ‘resting sarcastic voice’, her words, takes her audience on a journey from her early life, through heart break and … Read More

Olga Koch – Just Friends 4.5****

I had my first experience of seeing Olga Koch live, although word of mouth and occasional TV appearances prepared me somewhat, neither came close to the reality. Striding into her venue, to Shania Twain, bedecked in a cowboy hat she … Read More

Jamie D’Souza – Stop Drawing Willies on my Poster 4****

Jamie D’Souza is performing his debut Edinburgh hour, and what a lovely hour it is too. He looks like he is barely out of school himself, in fact he is a little older, but has the ‘fortune’ to have two … Read More

The Gruffalo, the Giant, and the Mermaid with Julia Donaldson – 1*

I was probably most excited about this children’s show as my 2 absolutely adore these stories, however, the show we saw felt like a rather cheap version put on by an amateur dramatics group.

The show opens with some simple … Read More

Elf Lyons – Raven 3.5***

I first saw Elf Lyons doing stand-up 11 years ago when she was barely out of her teens and it was obvious that there was real potential, some of which was when her Fringe offering from 2017 was nominated for … Read More

Ali Brice: I tried to be funny, but you weren’t looking 3***

Ali Brice starts out strong and silly with some lovely clowning around a Venetian blind. The show is a heartfelt account of his experience of trying to take his life three years ago by overdose and his subsequent experiences of … Read More

In the Weeds 4****

‘In the Weeds’ is a poetic and macabre duologue deeply rooted in the landscape in which it was created. Produced by An Tobar & Mull Theatre and Deftly directed by Rebecca Atkinson Lord, it is a tense thriller which plunges … Read More